Founded in 2022 by a dedicated steering committee and guided by a strategic retreat with resident leaders, local organizations, and small businesses

MISSION

Food Justice NW Aurora is building a multicultural, intergenerational, and intersectional movement for food justice and food sovereignty to transform our local food system in NW Aurora, CO. We strive to create a just, sustainable, and complete food environment by mobilizing people, organizations, and businesses; building community wealth; facilitating and nurturing strategic partnerships; and advocating for policy and systems changes.

VISION

We envision a food system for NW Aurora in which our diverse communities act in solidarity to…

  • Uphold the right to nutritious food for all people;

  • Enjoy local food that is nutritious, affordable, culturally significant, and sustainably produced by multicultural and community-based farms, gardens, organizations, and food businesses;

  • Remain and thrive in NW Aurora by building community wealth and sharing the abundance of the local food economy;

  • Respect and justly compensate frontline workers throughout the food system who are the keepers and sharers of agricultural and culinary knowledge from cultures around the world; 

  • Teach and pass on knowledge about land stewardship, cultivation, and food preparation through cross-cultural and intergenerational sharing;

  • Care for and protect the land, air, and water that form the cradle of our food, health, and wellbeing; and

  • Stand with folks leading social, economic, and environmental justice movements in marginalized and oppressed communities.

GOALS

The purpose of the Food Justice NW Aurora to:

  1. Create a space for members of the community to meaningfully participate in the process of food system development;

  2. Form a representative group of food system actors, supporters, and consumers to ensure that all aspects of the local food system operate with dignity, respect, and ease of access;

  3. Identify the broken links and thriving components of the food system, envision the desired food system with our community, and develop strategies and approaches to achieve our food system goals;

  4. Leverage and align public and private resources to pursue changes in policies and practices that support and ensure food justice and food sovereignty in NW Aurora.